Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes §13D.021, meetings of the Board of Managers currently are being convened remotely by tele-conference and/or video-teleconforence.  The meeting will be held on WebEx by Cisco.  Members of the public interested in attending the meeting and/or presenting comments are asked to contact District Administrator, Linda Loomis at 763-545-4659 or by email (preferred) at naiadconsulting@gmail.com, by 4:30 p.m. April 21, 2021 to be placed on the participation list and be provided with instructions for video access.

The Lower Minnesota River Watershed District Board of Managers meeting starts at 7:00pm.  To participate in the meeting by telephone please call 1-(408) 418-9388, meeting number (access code) 182 335 2533, password 4rcX2J9YVhM (47292599 from phones and video systems)

Most meeting materials are available in one document: FULL PACKET.  The FULL PACKET does not include the invoices presented for payment, the "information only" portion at the end of the agenda, or the Administrator's Report.  The meeting materials are available as PDFs of individual agenda items.

1. Call to Order 

   1. Oath of Office - Patricia Mraz - term expires February 29, 2024

   2. Roll Call

2. Approval of the Agenda

   • April 2021 Agenda

3. Citizen Input on Non-agenda Items:

   • Citizens may address the Board of Managers about any item not contained on the regular agenda. A maximum of 15 minutes is allowed for the Forum. If the full 15 minutes are not needed for the Forum, the Board will continue with the agenda. The Board will take no official action on items discussed at the Forum, with the exception of referral to staff or a Board Committee for a recommendation to be brought back to the Board for dicussion or action at a future meeting.

4. Consent Agenda

   1. Approval of Minutes for February 17, 2021,  and March 17, 2021 regular meetings 

   2. Receive and file March 2021 Financial Report

   3. Presentation of invoices for payment

      1. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company - 2021 Surety Bond

      2. Rinke Noonan Attorneys at Law - January 2021 legal services

      3. US Bank Equipment Finance - April 2021 copier lease payment

      4. Daniel Hron - March 2021 office rent

      5. Metro Sales, Inc. - payment on copier service/maintenance agreement

      6. Dakota County Soil & Water Conservation District - Q2 2021 monitoring services & technical assistance, Q3 2021 monitoring services & technical assistance, Q4 2021 monitoring & technical assistance 

      7. Young Environmental Consulting Group, LLC - January 2021 Technical services and Education & Outreach services

      8. TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc. - preparation of January 2021 meeting minutes

      9. Carver County Finance Department - Q1 2021 Financial services

   4. Authorize partial payment to Blackstone for East Chaska Creek

   5. Authorize payment to RPBCWD for match to Hennepin County Chloride project

5. New Business

   1. Lower Minnesota River One Watershed One Plan

   2. Authorize 2021 Cost Share project for 11451 Landing Road, Eden Prairie

   3. Hennepin County Mailing

6. Old Business

   1. Authorize Cost Share project for 11300 Goodrich Road, Bloomington

   2. Cost Share Application - S. Mueller, 10745 Lyndale Bluffs Trail - no new information to report since last update

   3. City of Carver Levee 

   4. Remote meeting participation - On hold until COVID-19 regular meeting space becomes available

   5. Dredge Management - no new information to report since last update

      1. Vernon Avenue Dredge Material Management site

      2. Private Dredge Material Placement

   6. Watershed Management Plan - no new information to report since last update

   7. 2021 Legislative Action

   8. Education and Outreach

      1. Citizen Advisory Committee Bylaws

      2. Schools and Nongovernmental Organizations Partnership Assessment

      3. LMRWD Signage Review and Recommendations

   9. LMRWD Projects (only projects that require Board action will appear on the agenda.  Informational updates will appear on the Administrator Report)

      1. Eden Prairie Study Area #3

   10. Permits and Project Reviews (only projects that require Board action will appear on the agenda.  Informational updates will appear on the Administrator Report)

       1. Burnsville Industrial Phase IV

       2. Canterbury Park parking lot

       3. City of Shakopee 2021 Street and Utility Reconstruction

       4. Summerland Place

   11. MPCA Soil Reference Values - No new information to report since last update

7. Communications

   1. Administrator Report

   2. President

   3. Managers

   4. Legal Counsel

   5. Engineer

8. Adjournment - Next meeting of the LMRWD Board of Managers is 7:00pm, Wednesday, May 19, 2021